Archive for January, 2009
Fur: an imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus
I borrowed Fur: an imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus from a friend months and months ago and finally got around to watching it last weekend. I had never heard of Diane Arbus, but it turns out I’d seen one of her more famous photos, “Child with Toy Hand Grenade,” on the cover of an SNFU […]
Working from home
I love that I can do so much of my job from home. It’s nice to be able to prop my feet up and wear fuzzy pajamas and drink hot cocoa and get paid. I’m also still in shock that I get paid to read about the coolest things ever (ecology and plants, duh). While […]
Migraine Log – Week 5
I’ve been keeping track of how many migraines I get each week since I’ve started taking Petadolex. You’re in for a treat this week – I’ve made a snazzy graph. The y axis, Headaches:Bad Weather, is the ratio of headaches I get to how much bad weather there was in a given week. So if […]
Winter shoes: unfortunate necessity
Snow is pretty and sledding is fun, but I hate when it sticks around forever. Having to tromp through several feet of snow to get anywhere is exhausting. Repeatedly slipping on the 3 inches of ice coating my landing has caused my rear end to turn several shades of purple. Worst of all, I am […]
Why believe?
The Guardian published a ridiculous editorial by JoEllen Murphy just before Christmas. Murphy headed a fundraising campaign to run signs on buses reading “Why believe? Because I love you and I created you, for goodness sake – God.” These signs are a reaction to American Humanist Association signs that say “Why believe in a god? […]
Weekly Top 5?
Not this week. My external hard drive with almost all of my music is very very dead. Wish me luck in retrieving some of it. Since you are undoubtedly as heartbroken as I am about this, here’s a video via Dr. Isis to make you feel better (Note: Look up a translation of the lyrics […]
What I’ve Noticed
I had a very nice New Year’s Eve with one of my favorite cousins and fell asleep around 11 watching Life of Brian. Next year I plan on following SublimeFemme’s NYE advice for a much more exciting time. I’m not one for making resolutions, but Justin’s keys to happiness sound pretty good. A great comic […]